Jason Stark's Top 10 Overrated Players

[somechick]

Isnt the "derek jeter gene" defined as being overrated?

[TruffleShuffle]

Isnt the "derek jeter gene" defined as being overrated?

 

It's like the opposite of Brian Giles. Derek Jeter has been called overrated for so long that he's actually underrated by many now. Dude has a .390 career OBP, a 124 OPS+, and plays just about every game. That OPS+ puts him ahead of every shortstop except for Honus Wagner, A-Rod, Arky Vaughan and Nomar. So yeah, I'd take him.

[Bruno7481]

apparently fist-pumping and intangibles are more important than being a good baseball player

 

Are you honestly saying Jeter is not a good baseball player? I'm no Yankee lover, but Jeter is a hell of a player. He catches a lot of crap just because he plays for the Yankees in my opinion.

[jersey cubs fan]

apparently fist-pumping and intangibles are more important than being a good baseball player

 

Are you honestly saying Jeter is not a good baseball player? I'm no Yankee lover, but Jeter is a hell of a player. He catches a lot of crap just because he plays for the Yankees in my opinion.

 

He catches a lot of crap because of how he has been elevated by some.

 

He is very good, but not nearly as good as his worshippers, and that includes many in the media, portray him to be.

[cubweiser03]

Isnt the "derek jeter gene" defined as being overrated?

 

It's like the opposite of Brian Giles. Derek Jeter has been called overrated for so long that he's actually underrated by many now. Dude has a .390 career OBP, a 124 OPS+, and plays just about every game. That OPS+ puts him ahead of every shortstop except for Honus Wagner, A-Rod, Arky Vaughan and Nomar. So yeah, I'd take him.

 

And add his 253 career SB at 79% success rate.

Jeter is most definetly not overrated. Overpublicized, probably.

 

Also...

Career Post Season for Jeter

.314 .383 .479

 

Most viewership happens in the post season and Jeter rakes when everyone is watching.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Most viewership happens in the post season and Jeter rakes when everyone is watching.

 

not entirely accurate - Jeter "rakes" almost all of the time

 

regular season:

318/390/464

 

post season:

314/384/479

[chuckywang]

Eckstein?

[BigSlick]

I'M GONNA WRITE AN ARTICLE

 

FIRST I'M GONNA USE SOME GOOD STATS (OBP, SLG, ETC.) TO INTRODUCE JD DREW

 

AND THEN I'M GONNA JUSTIFY MY PICK OF JD DREW AS "OVERRATED" WITH BAD STATS (RsBI)

 

I LIKE WRITING

[soccer10k]

Most viewership happens in the post season and Jeter rakes when everyone is watching.

 

not entirely accurate - Jeter "rakes" almost all of the time

 

regular season:

318/390/464

 

post season:

314/384/479

 

I love, LOVE, these two sets of stats. I repeat, I LOVE them.